A growing number of discontented and disheartened young black men have become Muslims. I can attest personally to the powerful sway that Islam holds over young black men because of my conversion to Islam at age 16. My transformation occurred after I moved to New York City in the seventies. Even though I grew up attending Baptist and Pentecostal churches, I renounced Christ to become a Five Percenter and later a Muslim. My journey from Christianity to Islam began long before...
Americans overall are losing interests in the church. Millennials are especially aloof from the church. The Barna Group reports that only 16% of all practicing Christians in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are millennials. Inner-city residents are another group that has dismissed the church. This troubling trend should concern American church leaders. We must develop new methods to reconcile these people to Christ. This blog offers a few suggestions to do so. We’re using these techniques to plant Saltmakers Church in Dallas’...
One sad and awful day soon God will send many of our family members and friends to the lake of fire (Revelations 20:10-15). They will spend eternity in that dreadful place with satan, demons, and the remaining lost souls. Id. Moreover, God will hold us accountable unless we warn them. The Prophet Ezekiel said: If I say to a wicked person, ‘You will certainly die’; and you fail to warn him, to speak and warn the wicked person to leave his...
Tired of the devil beating up on you? Tired of him knowing what you’ll do before you do it and preempting your efforts? Tired of him blocking your prayers. God gave you a very powerful weapon. The devil fears this weapon. He knows God gave it to us for empowerment. What is this weapon? It’s praying in tongues. I’m not referring just to the initial sign of speaking in tongues that come with receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Instead, I’m...
Charisma Magazine featured an article written by Pastor George Pearsons of Eagle Mountain Church in Fort Worth, Texas. I respect Pastor Pearsons and his in-laws, Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, immensely. I am one of their ministry partners. In the article, Pastor Pearsons says he supports Donald Trump despite having serious issues with Mr. Trump. He supported Mr. Trump, he explained, after Bro. Copeland gave him a preaching assignment where Bro. Copeland said: “George, you need to compare the platforms...
